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There is no reason why a deafto a deaf man should stop God knohere and when Master Florian would have landed, when thus launched at full speed in lofty eloquence, if the low door at the extreiven entrance to the provost in person At his entrance Master Florian did not stop short, but,at the provost the harangue hich he had been withering Quasineur," said he, "I deainst the prisoner here present, for grave and aggravated offence against the court"

And he seated hireat drops of shich fell from his brow and drenched, like tears, the parchments spread out before hiesture so inificant to Quasimodo, that the deaf man in some measure understood it

The provost addressed hiht hither, knave?"

The poor fellow, supposing that the provost was asking his name, broke the silence which he habitually preserved, and replied, in a harsh and guttural voice, "Quasimodo"

The reply an to circulate once more, and Messire Robert exclai er of Notre-Da that as required of hier!" interpolated the provost, who had waked up early enough to be in a sufficiently bad temper, as we have said, not to require to have his fury inflaer! I'll play you a chih the squares of Paris! Do you hear, knave?"

"If it is e that you wish to know," said Quasimodo, "I think that I shall be twenty at Saint Martin's day"

This was too er restrain hi at the provostship, wretch! Messieurs the sergeants of the mace, you will takehim, and turn him for an hour He shall pay ment shall be cried, with the assistance of four sworn trumpeters, in the seven castellanies of the viscomty of Paris"

The clerk set to work incontinently to draw up the account of the sentence

"~Ventre Dieu~! 'tis well adjudged!" cried the little scholar, Jehan Frollo du Moulin, from his corner